Never giving up on what you believe in is one of the messages that portrays in chapter 17of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and one we should all learn from. The narrator who is a girl named scout has a father(Atticus) who is a lawyer and that is standing up for a black man being accused of rape. The story is set in the time of the great depression. In the chapter, it’s set in the courtroom in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. Mr. Tate the man that believes he saw Tom Robinson (the negro Atticus is standing up for) abusing his daughter. When Scout and Jem, Scouts brother, sneak into the courtroom the discover a side of their father that they hadn’t seen before and that is when he is at work. By the end of the chapter they haven’t gone far with the case but through the future chapters unravel all the victims stories.
Character Descriptions:Mr. Horace Gilmer: From Abbottsville, bald, smooth face, age 40-60, the state attorney representing the Ewells.Sheriff Heck (Mr. Tate): Wears an ordinary business suit, high boots, lumber jacket and bullet-studded belt. He is the Sheriff of Maycomb. Atticus Finch: Different side of him which is seeing him at action with his work, shows us that he is a very patient man and knows exactly what he is doing in his job. Reverend Skyes: While Jem and Scout sneak into the courtroom he helps them understand Tom Robinsons trial. Jean Louise Finch (Scout): Suddenly trying to convince that she is older and mature then Jem and reverend are accusing her of being. POINT THREE IS JONATHON'S WORK! Word Bank:Yonder: at some distance in the direction of indicated; over there.Solicitor: The chief law officer of a city, town or government department.Truant Officer: A person who stays leaves school without an explanation.Ambidextrous: A person able to use the right and left hands equally well.Aroma: A distinctive, typically pleasant smell. Picture Bank:Limestone:Varmints:Cheesecloth: Model T-Ford:Enamel Slop Jar:Possum:
Summery of Chapter 17:
Never giving up on what you believe in is one of the messages that portrays in chapter 17of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and one we should all learn from. The narrator who is a girl named scout has a father(Atticus) who is a lawyer and that is standing up for a black man being accused of rape. The story is set in the time of the great depression. In the chapter, it’s set in the courtroom in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. Mr. Tate the man that believes he saw Tom Robinson (the negro Atticus is standing up for) abusing his daughter. When Scout and Jem, Scouts brother, sneak into the courtroom the discover a side of their father that they hadn’t seen before and that is when he is at work. By the end of the chapter they haven’t gone far with the case but through the future chapters unravel all the victims stories.
Character Descriptions:Mr. Horace Gilmer: From Abbottsville, bald, smooth face, age 40-60, the state attorney representing the Ewells.Sheriff Heck (Mr. Tate): Wears an ordinary business suit, high boots, lumber jacket and bullet-studded belt. He is the Sheriff of Maycomb. Atticus Finch: Different side of him which is seeing him at action with his work, shows us that he is a very patient man and knows exactly what he is doing in his job. Reverend Skyes: While Jem and Scout sneak into the courtroom he helps them understand Tom Robinsons trial. Jean Louise Finch (Scout): Suddenly trying to convince that she is older and mature then Jem and reverend are accusing her of being.
POINT THREE IS JONATHON'S WORK!
Word Bank:Yonder: at some distance in the direction of indicated; over there.Solicitor: The chief law officer of a city, town or government department.Truant Officer: A person who stays leaves school without an explanation.Ambidextrous: A person able to use the right and left hands equally well.Aroma: A distinctive, typically pleasant smell.
Picture Bank:Limestone:
Model T-Ford: